Definition of Anthropocene
Anthropocene relating to or denoting the current geological age viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. Example: "some geologist argue that the Anthropocene began with the Industrial Revolution" 人类世（ 18 世纪至今，由于人类活动引起环境和气候变化的时期 ） Paul Crutzen is credited with independently re-inventing and popularizing it. Stoermer wrote, "I began using the term 'anthropocene' in the 1980's, but never formalized it until Paul contacted me." Crutzen has explained, "I was at a conference where someone said something about the Holocene . I suddenly thought this was wrong. The world has changed too much. So I said: 'No, we are in the Anthropocene.' I just made up the word on the spur of the moment. Everyone was shocked. But it seems to have stuck." In 2008, Zalasiewicz suggested in GSA Today that an Anthropocene epoch is now ap...